Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 41 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 191 | 163 | 177 | 228 | 249 | 179 | 186 | 172 | 167 | 165 | 307 | 747 | 1207 | 387 | 505 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.61m | 5:55AM1.68m | 6:15PM1.56m | 6:41AM1.63m | 7:02PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.25m | 11:42PM0.25m | 12:10PM0.29m | 00:23AM0.29m | 12:51PM0.33m | 1:04AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 8:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 41 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 49 | 259 | 220 | 191 | 163 | 177 | 228 | 212 | 184 | 184 | 158 | 131 | 108 | 103 | 161 | 345 | 387 | 505 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 7 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 128 | 123 | 169 | 249 | 179 | 186 | 172 | 167 | 165 | 118 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 67 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 21 | 49 | 130 | 91 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 307 | 101 | — | — | — | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 415 | 490 | 544 | 482 | 475 | 400 | 389 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 70 | 747 | 1207 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 226 | 226 | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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